Hygiene, dental and general . inity of Broad Street. It appeared there-fore, that there must be some other factor involved than theusually accredited causes of epidemics, such as meteorologicalconditions, the general impurity of the air, the nature of thesoil and the density of the population. From the beginning ofthe outbreak Dr. Snow had taken the trouble to get the num-ber and location of all the fatal cases. He found that 83deaths took place during three days beginning with August31. To quote from his report: NEW SCIENCE OF DISEASE PREVENTION 119 On proceeding to the spot I found that near
Hygiene, dental and general . inity of Broad Street. It appeared there-fore, that there must be some other factor involved than theusually accredited causes of epidemics, such as meteorologicalconditions, the general impurity of the air, the nature of thesoil and the density of the population. From the beginning ofthe outbreak Dr. Snow had taken the trouble to get the num-ber and location of all the fatal cases. He found that 83deaths took place during three days beginning with August31. To quote from his report: NEW SCIENCE OF DISEASE PREVENTION 119 On proceeding to the spot I found that nearly all the deaths hadtaken place within a short distance of the pump in Broad Street. Therewere only ten (10) deaths in houses situated directly nearer to anotherstreet pump. In five (5) of these cases the families of deceased per-sons told me they always sent to the pump in Broad Street, as theypreferred the water to that of the pump which was nearer. In threeother cases the deceased were children who went to school near the. • • LOCATION OF PUMPS. • • LOCATION OF FATAL CHOLERA CASES BOUnOART OF EQUAL OISTAMCES BETWEEI BROAD STREET PUMP ANO ^i^iS. OTHER PUMPS. (AFTER THE ORIGINAL MAP BY OR. jonn snow.) Fig. 19.—Cholera deaths in the epidemic of the Broad Street Well. pump in Broad Street. Two of them were known to have drunk thewater, and the parents of the third think it probable that it did other two deaths beyond the district which the pump supplies rep-resent only the amount of mortality from cholera that was occurringbefore the eruption took place. With regard to the 73 deaths occurring in the locality belonging, asit were, to the pump, there were 61 instances in which I was informed 120 HYGIENE: DENTAL AND GENERAL that the deceased persons used to drink water from the pump in BroadStreet, either constantly or occasionally. In six (6) instances I couldget no information, owing to the death or the departure of every oneconnected with the deceased individua
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